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Hunger is solvable, but we can't do it alone...

That's why WFP seeks to catalyse change through innovative partnerships in the fight against hunger. Companies are helping to make us better at what we do; be that through raising funds, sharing of equipment or access to knowledge. WFP wants to hear from companies who can align their expertise and strategic objectives with WFP's mandate.

Why partner with WFP

By partnering with WFP your company can make a real difference in the fight against hunger, whilst meeting CSR and business objectives. Find out why partnering with WFP is a win–win proposition.  

Ways to partner with WFP

Cash donations are critical to WFP’s work, but our partnerships are more than just writing a cheque. There are plenty of ways to get real value out of any collaboration with us. Learn more.

Latest News

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DSM announces USD 1 million donation to WFP nutrition activities in Asia: DSM CEO, Feike Sijbesma, made the announcement today at a joint session on nutrition at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The donation will help to lay the foundations for introducing fortified rice into WFP’s food basket, with the aim to improve the nutrition of 4 million people in several Southeast Asian countries. Learn more about our partnership with DSM.

Photo Credit: WFP and life-science company DSM hosted a session at the 2012 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum entitled "Increasing Livelihoods by Making Nutrition Accessible and Effective”. Speakers included WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran, USAID Administrator Raj Shah, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Food Security and Nutrition David Nabarro, Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent, General Mills CEO Ken Powell, Nobel winning economist Joseph Stiglitz and DSM CEO Feike Sijbesma. Copyright: WFP/Rein Skullerud

Kemin renews support of WFP as strategic partner in food safety and quality: Kemin Industries and WFP announced during the World Economic Forum a 5-year public-private partnership to improve the safety and quality of WFP’s food basket during. WFP will tap into Kemin Industries’ 50 years of experience in manufacturing nutritional ingredients to assist in developing and implementing a Food Safety Quality Management System (FSQMS) within the organization. Learn more.

Photo Credit: WFP Director of Communications, Public Policy and Private Partnerships Nancy Roman and Kemin President and CEO Dr. Chris Nelson sign a Memorandum of Understanding to renew the partnership between WFP and Kemin Industries. Copyright: WFP/Rein Skullerud

The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is an opportunity for WFP to engage with the world's political, economic and business leaders to discuss their role in supporting efforts to alleviate global hunger. Hunger is the world's greatest solvable problem and WFP is calling on leaders to help us end hunger in our lifetime. Read more here.

 

Photo credit: WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran and Deputy Executive Director Sheila Sisulu honored Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu as a Global Champion in the Battle Against Hunger at the World Economic Forum. Copyright: WFP/Rein Skullerud

Horn of Africa: Four Ways Companies can Help 

More than 11 million people are in need of urgent food assistance in the Horn of Africa. WFP’s Ambassador Against Hunger and former CEO of TNT Peter Bakker visited the region to see the situation for himself, and he suggests four immediate ways in which companies can help WFP save lives.

 

1) Raise awareness among employees. Large global institutions and companies with many employees have a powerful tool in their internal communications mechanisms to raise awareness for the urgent need in the Horn of Africa right now.

2) Give cash. The needs in the region are enormous; both corporate cash and fundraising among employees can help. Governments have shown generous support to WFP’s operations already, but often the private sector can mobilise resources more rapidly than the public sector.

3) Logistics support. WFP needs to build robust supply chains to bring food to people all over a territory the size of Western Europe. Both in the short term and in the longer term, companies involved in transportation and logistics can help WFP with infrastructure, vehicles and personnel. 

4) Food and nutrition support. Companies with access to staple commodities that are part of the WFP food rations (rice, pulses, oil, salt) can help. Also, WFP needs special nutritious foods to help the most vulnerable, especially children, survive this disaster and have a chance for a better future. 

Photo credit: WFP Executive Director of Josette Sheeran and WFP Ambassador Against Hunger Peter Bakker (L) visit a mother with a baby suffering from severe malnutrition at a hospital in Dadaab, Kenya. See more. Copyright: WFP/Siegfried Modola

WFP Leads in Innovation: A blog from Nancy Roman, our Director of Communications, Public Policy and Private Partnerships.

Last year for the first time the proportion of hungry people in the world ticked up one percentage point to 18 percent. With world population growing, WFP's head of private-sector partnerships Nancy Roman is worried that without innovation, hunger could get away from us. She explains three key ways in which WFP is innovating. Learn more. 

Photo credit: A mother in thePunjab region of eastern Pakistan helps her daughter eat a packet of Wawa Mum, a nutritious food developed by WFP nutritionists in Pakistan. The food was given to many of last year's flood victims. Copyright:WFP/Amjad Jamal